ECHL Today - March 18

Maine Mariners (25-24-6) at Trois-Rivières Lions (24-24-4)                   7 p.m. ET

• Maine’s Jeremy Brodeur is sixth with 925 saves.
• Anthony Nellis leads Trois-Rivières against the Mariners with 14 points (4g-10a).
• Mariners are second on the power play at 25.4 percent (45-for-177).
• Lions are third with 33.90 shots per game.

Adirondack Thunder (23-30-2) at Reading Royals (33-12-8)                   7 p.m. ET

• Patrick Grasso leads Adirondack against the Royals with six points (3g-3a).
• Reading’s Dominic Cormier is tied for third among defensemen with 14 goals.
• Thunder are 15-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Royals are league’s least-penalized team with 9.30 penalty minutes per game.

Wheeling Nailers (30-24-1) at Indy Fuel (23-27-5)                                            7 p.m. ET

• Patrick Watling leads Wheeling against the Fuel with six goals and 12 points.
• Indy’s Spencer Watson is second with 206 shots on goal.
• Nailers are 8-0-1 in games decided in overtime.
• Fuel are tied for fourth with 11 shorthanded goals.

Atlanta Gladiators (36-18-4) at Jacksonville Icemen (33-19-4)                7 p.m. ET

• Atlanta’s Cody Sylvester is tied for the league lead with seven game-winning goals.
• Craig Martin leads Jacksonville against the Gladiators with five points (2g-3a).
• Gladiators are tied for the league lead with 10 wins when trailing after one period (10-8-2).
• Icemen lead the league on the penalty kill at 85.6 percent (155-for-181).

Iowa Heartlanders (26-24-7) at Kalamazoo Wings (28-27-0)                   7 p.m. ET

• Ryan Kuffner lead Iowa against the K-Wings with five goals and 11 points.
• Kalamazoo’s Matheson Iacopelli has seven points (4g-3a) in his last five games.
• Heartlanders have scored 47 goals in their last 10 games (9-1-0).
• K-Wings are tied for fifth with six shorthanded goals at home.

South Carolina Stingrays (19-33-6) at Worcester Railers (25-22-6)        7:05 p.m. ET

• South Carolina’s Ryan Bednard is fifth with 1,834 minutes played.
• Worcester’s Ross Olsson is tied for second with 10 power-play goals.
• Stingrays are 15-2-3 when leading after two periods.
• Railers lead the league with two shorthanded goals against.

Orlando Solar Bears (29-25-4) at Florida Everblades (32-17-9)          7:30 p.m. ET

• Odeen Tufto leads Orlando against the Everblades with eight points (4g-4a).
• Florida’s John McCarron is second with 26 goals.
• Solar Bears are 20-4-2 when scoring first.
• Everblades have outscored their opponents 64-45 in the first period.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (23-25-7) at Norfolk Admirals (20-31-5)        7:30 p.m. ET

• Greenville’s Evan Fitzpatrick is seventh with a 2.49 goals-against average.
• Norfolk’s Alex Tonge has 14 points (8g-6a) in his last 11 games.
• Swamp Rabbits have allowed 14 goals in their last 10 games (7-3-0).
• Admirals are 7-2-1 when outshooting their opponent at home.

Fort Wayne Komets (30-20-6) at Cincinnati Cyclones (30-24-3)         7:35 p.m. ET

• Shawn Boudrias leads Fort Wayne against the Cyclones with seven goals.
• Cincinnati’s Lincoln Griffin is tied for sixth among rookies with 19 goals.
• Komets have outscored their opponents 78-51 in the third period.
• Cyclones are 20-8-2 when outshooting their opponent.

Allen Americans (25-24-7) at Wichita Thunder (24-26-8)                    7:05 p.m. CT

• Allen’s Chad Costello is tied for second with 63 points (24g-39a).
• Peter Crinella leads Wichita against the Americans with eight goals and 14 points.
• Americans are 11-3-1 when outshooting their opponent.
• Thunder are tied for the league lead with 13 games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Kansas City Mavericks (28-29-4) at Rapid City Rush (29-20-8)          7:05 p.m. MT

• Darik Angeli leads Kansas City against the Rush with four goals.
• Rapid City’s Lukis Parik is fourth with a .921 save percentage.
• Mavericks are 13-1-1 when leading after one period.
• Rush are tied for second on the penalty kill at home at 86.0 percent (86-for-100).

Utah Grizzlies (35-21-3) at Idaho Steelheads (30-26-3)                         7:10 p.m. MT

• Utah’s Benjamin Tardif has eight points (5g-3a) in his last three games.
• A.J. White leads Idaho against the Grizzlies with six goals.
• Grizzlies lead the league with 20 shorthanded goals.
• Steelheads are fourth on the power play at home at 24.8 percent (27-for-109).